On January 1, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will open the Voluntary Qualified Importer Program (VQIP) application portal for fiscal year (FY) 2026. What

In less than a month, importers of live poultry and birds from the United States will face new requirements. Because CFIA prohibits the movement of

Last month we informed readers that Health Canada had proposed regulation to amend the definition of food additive which would recategorize essential oils, oleoresins, and

Last November, Health Canada proposed regulations to amend the definitions of agricultural chemical and food additive which would recategorize essential oils, oleoresins, and natural extractives

It had been a subject of discussion and dispute for nearly four years, but in late June the Canadian Grocery Industry Code of Conduct finally

In 2023, Canada exported nearly 450 thousand metric tons of meat to the United States, including poultry, beef, veal, pork, goat, lamb, and mutton. While